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Innovation Moves the Church Forward

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Inspiring Ideas for Christmas Gifts that Give Back: 2023 Gift Guide

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Justice and Culture Are Relevant to the Church Today

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My Door Is Always Open: The Importance of Relationships in Ministry

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Why Church Leaders Need to Lead from Imagination, Not Memory

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Why I Encourage Pastors and Church Leaders To Be Builders

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How My Experience of Not Quite Belonging Changes How I Act at Church Now

How God Has Provided For Us Through Bivocational Ministry

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How My Unexpected Journey Through Seminary Led Me To Co-vocational Ministry

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Revitalization On Our Farm Is About Embracing Beautiful Complexity

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Innovation Moves the Church Forward

Innovation is like a lab: we have no idea what’s going to be created.
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Inspiring Ideas for Christmas Gifts that Give Back: 2023 Gift Guide

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Justice and Culture Are Relevant to the Church Today

Justice is making things right. And there’s no separating justice out of God.
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Relationships

My Door Is Always Open: The Importance of Relationships in Ministry

That was how my ministry started—working with the neighborhood pastor who really got to know my family.
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Church Life
Why Church Leaders Need to Lead from Imagination, Not Memory
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Church Life
Why I Encourage Pastors and Church Leaders To Be Builders
man and woman smile and wave at open church doors
Church Life
How My Experience of Not Quite Belonging Changes How I Act at Church Now
Leadership
How God Has Provided For Us Through Bivocational Ministry
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How My Unexpected Journey Through Seminary Led Me To Co-vocational Ministry
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